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Health Gorilla Appoints Lidia Niecko Najjum As Chief Legal Officer and Ryan Smith As Chief Technology Officer

PRIVATEAug 17, 2026•about 3 hours ago

Position

Chief Technology Officer

Company

Health Gorilla

Ryan Smith
Coral GablesInformation Technology

Description

Health Gorilla announced the appointments of Lidia Niecko-Najjum as Chief Legal Officer and Ryan Smith as Chief Technology Officer. Both have been working with the company since last fall and have now joined the executive leadership team full time.

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Company

Health Gorilla

Location

2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd Ste 300

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

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Health Gorilla is a secure health data-sharing platform, designated as both a national Qualified Health Information Network™ and a California state Qualified Health Information Organization, powering national and regional health information exchange while protecting patient data privacy and security. Health Gorilla is uniquely positioned to enable organizations to seamlessly participate in both TEFCA℠ and the California Data Exchange Framework. Health Gorilla provides real-time access to the broadest possible network of healthcare data sources in the US, making it easy for authorized users to get the most complete view of a patient's relevant health information.

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